Therapeutic drug monitoring of tacrolimus in pancreas transplantation at São Lucas Hospital Monitoramento terapêutico de tacrolimus em transplante de pâncreas no Hospital São Lucas
Tacrolimus (FK 506), a potent immunosuppressive drug used in prevention and treatment of rejection of transplanted organs, exhibits efficacy related to its blood levels and has a narrow therapeutic index. These factors require frequent monitoring of patients blood levels, in attempt to adjust the do...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2007-10-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442007000500006 |